MY 2 cents, because itss all i can afford….
I love Fernie, it is an awsome little town, with awsome people and mountains to enjoy, o ya, and the pow. Like everything Fernie needs to grow, unfortunatly fernie is growing into a “part time suburb” i say this because half the houses are lived in by calgarians (not only, but its an example) for a few weeks, possibly a few months a year. granted this is good for the realestate, but how good is it for the local economy over the long time? i mean how many are going to spend mony in stores downtown when the go back to there other home in the citys during the week. with local school populations dropping faster and faster, more stores closing, and real estate rising. to me it seems like fernie is in a downward spyral, soon it will be at the point that everyone lives and dose there shopping someware else. yes there might be a new golf cousre, but it dosnt seem like there working to hard on it, and this will only bring more weekend visitors that have no need to spend there money on anything but hotel and food.
